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This was our first Dynasty Superflex startup since the 2021 NFL Draft, and we did it right, going 22 rounds deep. The draft started quarterback-heavy, with eight passers and four running backs selected in Round 1. While that cooled off a bit after Round 1, there were still some insane values to be found at wide receiver.

Davante Adams, Calvin Ridley and DeAndre Hopkins were all available in Round 3. Keenan Allen and Chris Godwin fell all the way to Round 6. While it's not uncommon for Superflex leagues to skew things, this was also a three-receiver PPR mock, so it's not like elite wide receivers are chopped liver.

One of the drafters who really contributed to the quarterback-heavy start was Scott Fish. He paired Joe Burrow with Justin Jefferson at the first turn then came back and drafted both Trey Lance and Justin Fields in Rounds 3 and 4. That meant he was going to be weak somewhere, and after he drafted T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant at the seven-eight turn, it was clear his weakness would be at running back. At this point he was pot-committed to the approach and didn't draft a running back until Round 11.

So what does this actually look like at the end of a draft? It probably means you're playing for the future. Scott's Week 1 starting running backs are probably Raheem Mostert and Gus Edwards. Maybe J.D. McKissic since it's full PPR. And he has Alexander Mattison should something happen to Dalvin Cook. But he has elite upside at every other position.

One of two things is going to happen with this approach. Either injuries and/or the waiver wire give him a couple of starting running backs in 2021, in which case he could be an instant contender, or running back crushes him and he has a prime draft pick to add a running back and become a long-term contender in 2022 and beyond.

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It's a unique approach, and I like it. One lesson to remember is that this is a PPR league with two quarterbacks starting most weeks. Those two running backs are only 20% of your starting lineup and it's OK if they're less than 20% of your scoring.

One final possibility is that Scott could trade Fant or Hockenson to a team like mine that missed out on most of my tight end targets. To make up for it, I drafted a bunch of them late in the draft, adding youth in irv Smith and Cole Kmet and 2021 upside in Zach Ertz and Austin Hooper. I'm still not sure I'll have a top-12 tight end anytime soon, but I have a handful of shots at it. 

Here are the analysts who participated in this mock:

Matt Okada, BallBlast
R.J. White, CBS Sports
Cal Shoemake, Calvin and Hobby
Dave Richard, CBS Sports
Bobby LeMarco, Razzball
Dan Schneier, CBS Sports
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Chris Towers, CBS Sports
Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
Major Caldwell, Dynasty Vipers
Scott Fish, Scott Fish Bowl

And here are the results:

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 @CalvinandHobby
2 R.J. White
3 Dave Richard
4 Adam Aizer
5 Dan Schneier
6 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
7 Heath Cummings
8 Jamey Eisenberg
9 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
10 Team 8
11 Scott Fish
12 Way2MajorFF
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Way2MajorFF
14 Scott Fish
15 Team 8
16 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
17 Jamey Eisenberg
18 Heath Cummings
19 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
20 Dan Schneier
21 Adam Aizer
22 Dave Richard
23 R.J. White
24 @CalvinandHobby
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 @CalvinandHobby
26 R.J. White
27 Dave Richard
28 Adam Aizer
29 Dan Schneier
30 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
31 Heath Cummings
32 Jamey Eisenberg
33 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
34 Team 8
35 Scott Fish
36 Way2MajorFF
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Way2MajorFF
38 Scott Fish
39 Team 8
40 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
41 Jamey Eisenberg
42 Heath Cummings
43 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
44 Dan Schneier
45 Adam Aizer
46 Dave Richard
47 R.J. White
48 @CalvinandHobby
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 @CalvinandHobby
50 R.J. White
51 Dave Richard
52 Adam Aizer
53 Dan Schneier
54 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
55 Heath Cummings
56 Jamey Eisenberg
57 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
58 Team 8
59 Scott Fish
60 Way2MajorFF
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Way2MajorFF
62 Scott Fish
63 Team 8
64 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
65 Jamey Eisenberg
66 Heath Cummings
67 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
68 Dan Schneier
69 Adam Aizer
70 Dave Richard
71 R.J. White
72 @CalvinandHobby
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 @CalvinandHobby
74 R.J. White
75 Dave Richard
76 Adam Aizer
77 Dan Schneier
78 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
79 Heath Cummings
80 Jamey Eisenberg
81 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
82 Team 8
83 Scott Fish
84 Way2MajorFF
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Way2MajorFF
86 Scott Fish
87 Team 8
88 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
89 Jamey Eisenberg
90 Heath Cummings
91 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
92 Dan Schneier
93 Adam Aizer
94 Dave Richard
95 R.J. White
96 @CalvinandHobby
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 @CalvinandHobby
98 R.J. White
99 Dave Richard
100 Adam Aizer
101 Dan Schneier
102 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
103 Heath Cummings
104 Jamey Eisenberg
105 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
106 Team 8
107 Scott Fish
108 Way2MajorFF
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Way2MajorFF
110 Scott Fish
111 Team 8
112 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
113 Jamey Eisenberg
114 Heath Cummings
115 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
116 Dan Schneier
117 Adam Aizer
118 Dave Richard
119 R.J. White
120 @CalvinandHobby
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 @CalvinandHobby
122 R.J. White
123 Dave Richard
124 Adam Aizer
125 Dan Schneier
126 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
127 Heath Cummings
128 Jamey Eisenberg
129 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
130 Team 8
131 Scott Fish
132 Way2MajorFF
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Way2MajorFF
134 Scott Fish
135 Team 8
136 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
137 Jamey Eisenberg
138 Heath Cummings
139 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
140 Dan Schneier
141 Adam Aizer
142 Dave Richard
143 R.J. White
144 @CalvinandHobby
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 @CalvinandHobby
146 R.J. White
147 Dave Richard
148 Adam Aizer
149 Dan Schneier
150 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
151 Heath Cummings
152 Jamey Eisenberg
153 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
154 Team 8
155 Scott Fish
156 Way2MajorFF
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Way2MajorFF
158 Scott Fish
159 Team 8
160 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
161 Jamey Eisenberg
162 Heath Cummings
163 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
164 Dan Schneier
165 Adam Aizer
166 Dave Richard
167 R.J. White
168 @CalvinandHobby
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 @CalvinandHobby
170 R.J. White
171 Dave Richard
172 Adam Aizer
173 Dan Schneier
174 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
175 Heath Cummings
176 Jamey Eisenberg
177 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
178 Team 8
179 Scott Fish
180 Way2MajorFF
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Way2MajorFF
182 Scott Fish
183 Team 8
184 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
185 Jamey Eisenberg
186 Heath Cummings
187 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
188 Dan Schneier
189 Adam Aizer
190 Dave Richard
191 R.J. White
192 @CalvinandHobby
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 @CalvinandHobby
194 R.J. White
195 Dave Richard
196 Adam Aizer
197 Dan Schneier
198 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
199 Heath Cummings
200 Jamey Eisenberg
201 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
202 Team 8
203 Scott Fish
204 Way2MajorFF
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Way2MajorFF
206 Scott Fish
207 Team 8
208 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
209 Jamey Eisenberg
210 Heath Cummings
211 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
212 Dan Schneier
213 Adam Aizer
214 Dave Richard
215 R.J. White
216 @CalvinandHobby
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 @CalvinandHobby
218 R.J. White
219 Dave Richard
220 Adam Aizer
221 Dan Schneier
222 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
223 Heath Cummings
224 Jamey Eisenberg
225 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
226 Team 8
227 Scott Fish
228 Way2MajorFF
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Way2MajorFF
230 Scott Fish
231 Team 8
232 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
233 Jamey Eisenberg
234 Heath Cummings
235 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
236 Dan Schneier
237 Adam Aizer
238 Dave Richard
239 R.J. White
240 @CalvinandHobby
Round 21
Pos Team Player
241 @CalvinandHobby
242 R.J. White
243 Dave Richard
244 Adam Aizer
245 Dan Schneier
246 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
247 Heath Cummings
248 Jamey Eisenberg
249 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
250 Team 8
251 Scott Fish
252 Way2MajorFF
Round 22
Pos Team Player
253 Way2MajorFF
254 Scott Fish
255 Team 8
256 Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
257 Jamey Eisenberg
258 Heath Cummings
259 Matt Okada (BallBlast)
260 Dan Schneier
261 Adam Aizer
262 Dave Richard
263 R.J. White
264 @CalvinandHobby
Team by Team
@CalvinandHobby
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 24
3 25
4 48
5 49
6 72
7 73
8 96
9 97
10 120
11 121
12 144
13 145
14 168
15 169
16 192
17 193
18 216
19 217
20 240
21 241
22 264
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 23
3 26
4 47
5 50
6 71
7 74
8 95
9 98
10 119
11 122
12 143
13 146
14 167
15 170
16 191
17 194
18 215
19 218
20 239
21 242
22 263
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 22
3 27
4 46
5 51
6 70
7 75
8 94
9 99
10 118
11 123
12 142
13 147
14 166
15 171
16 190
17 195
18 214
19 219
20 238
21 243
22 262
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 21
3 28
4 45
5 52
6 69
7 76
8 93
9 100
10 117
11 124
12 141
13 148
14 165
15 172
16 189
17 196
18 213
19 220
20 237
21 244
22 261
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 20
3 29
4 44
5 53
6 68
7 77
8 92
9 101
10 116
11 125
12 140
13 149
14 164
15 173
16 188
17 197
18 212
19 221
20 236
21 245
22 260
Matt Okada (BallBlast)
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 19
3 30
4 43
5 54
6 67
7 78
8 91
9 102
10 115
11 126
12 139
13 150
14 163
15 174
16 187
17 198
18 211
19 222
20 235
21 246
22 259
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 18
3 31
4 42
5 55
6 66
7 79
8 90
9 103
10 114
11 127
12 138
13 151
14 162
15 175
16 186
17 199
18 210
19 223
20 234
21 247
22 258
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 17
3 32
4 41
5 56
6 65
7 80
8 89
9 104
10 113
11 128
12 137
13 152
14 161
15 176
16 185
17 200
18 209
19 224
20 233
21 248
22 257
Bobby LaMarco (Razzball)
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 16
3 33
4 40
5 57
6 64
7 81
8 88
9 105
10 112
11 129
12 136
13 153
14 160
15 177
16 184
17 201
18 208
19 225
20 232
21 249
22 256
Team 8
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 15
3 34
4 39
5 58
6 63
7 82
8 87
9 106
10 111
11 130
12 135
13 154
14 159
15 178
16 183
17 202
18 207
19 226
20 231
21 250
22 255
Scott Fish
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 14
3 35
4 38
5 59
6 62
7 83
8 86
9 107
10 110
11 131
12 134
13 155
14 158
15 179
16 182
17 203
18 206
19 227
20 230
21 251
22 254
Way2MajorFF
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 13
3 36
4 37
5 60
6 61
7 84
8 85
9 108
10 109
11 132
12 133
13 156
14 157
15 180
16 181
17 204
18 205
19 228
20 229
21 252
22 253